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    Default Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Just talking offence and I'm not talking best or most dominant. There's a difference sometimes. I'd have Shaq, Bron, russell, Kareem and wilt up there as best ever but not my most skilled offensively.

    I got mj, Kobe, Hakeem, pistol Pete and bird in my top 5 in that order. Kyrie and Steph get honorable mentions. Either could probably be in the 3-5 spot depending on what your looking at.

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    NBA sixth man of the year DaHeezy's Avatar
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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Pure skill I'd have TMac #1

    McGrady
    Kobe
    Magic
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    Sabonis
    Manu/ Webber/ Kidd/ Bird....

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    1. CP3
    2. Curry
    3. Nash
    4. Kyrie
    5. Kobe

    Guards require the most skill out of any position as they're the shortest and least athletic person on the court

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    First players to come to mind are Kobe and Chris Paul. Then, Kyrie, Nash, Iverson.

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Did you know Kobe showed more skill on a tuesday preseason game than lebron did his whole life?

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    1. LeBron
    2. Allen Iverson
    3. Shaq
    4. Jason Williams
    5. Tim Duncan

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    MJ
    Penny
    Kobe
    Kyrie
    Manu

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    1. Kobe
    2. Jordan
    3. Curry
    4. Manu
    5. Durant

    Kobe and Jordan are really close but Kobe did take all of Jordan's game and added more to it, doesn't mean he was more talented overall but he was able to dominate playing Jordan's game while having 1/2 of the athletic ability.

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Anyone that doesn't have Hakeem need to change their list immediately.

    1) Kobe
    2) Larry Bird
    3) Hakeem
    4) MJ
    5) KD

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    1. Michael Jordan

    2. Kobe Bryant
    3. Allen Iverson
    4. Stephen Curry
    5. Kevin Durant
    6. Dwyane Wade
    7. Chris Paul
    8. LeBron James

    9. Larry Bird
    10. Ray Allen

    I made a list on this a few months back so I bumped it and put my top ten here.

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Quote Originally Posted by BigShotBob
    Anyone that doesn't have Hakeem need to change their list immediately.

    1) Kobe
    2) Larry Bird
    3) Hakeem
    4) MJ
    5) KD
    Center position requires the least skill.

    It only requires size and athleticism to be successful that's why you have 7 footers like Nurkic who didn't even pick up a basketball till the age of 18 yet still make the NBA

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Quote Originally Posted by DaHeezy
    Pure skill I'd have TMac #1

    McGrady
    Kobe
    Magic
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    Sabonis
    Manu/ Webber/ Kidd/ Bird....
    McGrady could take out a team sometimes, but the times he did this were quite rare, and there's not a real large sample size of prime to go on, as with Penny and Grant Hill, and McGrady offered little on defense.

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Few centers are comparable to Hakeem in skill. Only ones close are Wilt Chamberlain, David Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Patrick Ewing, and Shaquille O'Neal.

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Quote Originally Posted by Manny98
    Center position requires the least skill.

    It only requires size and athleticism to be successful that's why you have 7 footers like Nurkic who didn't even pick up a basketball till the age of 18 yet still make the NBA
    Skill is honed. It's entirely dependent on what you choose to dedicate your time to. It is not based off of height or athleticism.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22O2lApCBBs

    Just watch this and learn something.

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    Default Re: Who your top 5 skilled players of all time?

    Quote Originally Posted by BigShotBob
    Skill is honed. It's entirely dependent on what you choose to dedicate your time to. It is not based off of height or athleticism.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22O2lApCBBs

    Just watch this and learn something.
    He's probably the most skilled big man of all time, but he's 7 foot tall and plays right near the rim. How could you think his skill is comparable to a guard's skill?

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